The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-08-14
YOUNG soTHERx,s. OUTING.
New the Actor Looks aud What no Dot, II
HE summer Yncntlnn.


other Ia blessed with eoodly share Of cha.ms.
For several years before this one tho stin! Of
mosquitoes was unlolt by the guests who rppu.
late tho shore above the little village otSoa
Bright. Indeed. In this season Of surptscs,
the touch Of these blood suckers has beedbus
light compared with their exploits alongtLo
lower portion OF the coast.
Peace and contentment reign In this diet
Jersey region. whore neither tho whirl OF fth.
ion nor tho excitement Of gambling dlst,tNs
the harmony OF tho days or the slumbers otAe
nights.
The scene Is moro than passing fair, WITH
white sails cleaning afar like phantom shts
in the laht OF the summer moon. with.hs
breakers dashing thcir creamy spray upll
the wave washed shore. aud the light ofth
of re. Il is as Mr. Gould declares, thinss
rare beauty flnshing by in the starlit night
The sound Of the sweeping train to the eI ri N
shining like silver in the moonlight. Its bosom
fecked by tiny sails and It's silence broken bi
light laughter OF parties rowing along Its banks
beyond The s shore to the hills Sioihed 10 YER.
mansions behind the trees which line the
famous Rumsop road, Ltghts dance on the
scene scene is an ideal midsnIh mcr vision, which wt
Another familiar face greets the stranger
Beach, which faces the sea- It, alas, is but the
pictured one Of a man famed as actor and
framed in dull gold. hanging oyer the fireplace,
and Is valued by the old school gentleman WHO
presides at the desk doubly for the friendship
Of the original, and that the donor, Mr.. George
SO startling is the likeness that ono almost
feels the presence OF the dead comedian, as the
living one did tho other day whom first he gazI
ed upon it and exclaimed:
The face OF the dead father, E. L. Sothern,
greeted his brilliant young con, who lifted big
h" Hs s sslss anf 9sy awhile I. is a.
awfuiiy Jolly place" Ed ,so,hern went. on, al
pikl9ted BY the hest he explored The hotel.
vided attention with sothern, who Is one Of
their ,chums, while beside his elder and morS
His is more the lace Of his father in feature
shs o woh Ss
diamonds. The same soft. clear eyes smile
PIE PEI depths i al" and long iashes dropping on the
cheeks. Scarcely the face Of q comedian; one
sbeat the % mouth so the S ~
half smile and the twinkle IN the eye, tell that
the Eaes IL n n suit
drama an but fssassfl asshsd ss
role in 'T6e Great PINK Pearl: j am an al.
Yes. can play It quite well-the latter part. /
mean but 1t ali has been Jolly. the failure and
the table dh hot and s ain
do not go in for table dhotes. prefer a
Yes. / used to get good ones IN Frisco for, so
accent dinner erin in New York chap ' who said
he roomed at the Hoffman House told me that
he preferred this dinner to the cuisine Of that
the dinner afterward."
part lin The Highest bidder when we reopen
the theatre this month The, play really, be-
were legacy from our father to the boy. who
then was too young to make his own way, IS
the Of his psy H wifi
with me the season after next; but then he
should do few seasons of melodpama or
Know and Bel ieve work the only road to sue
out much experience but most actors are well
on in years before they win their greenest
for u number OF years. The greatest actor Of
his day. Irving. served long apprenticeship
to the profession before attaining celebrity"
You seem to have conquered fame at
No have been a hard worker, and my
ten years experience is only now beginning to
bring its reward. We lave u ton OF plays which
Sam. brough, over. and we pass much time in
bits. We have an excellent one to present 10
the public after next season. We shall try it
first in the summer at the Lyceum."
How about the play which you are writing:"
=" II still goes on. You need not smile. The
practice VIII not hqrt me. may in time work
fun up at our cottage when we three-Mr
Pigott Sam, and l.Fet to work; pigott shouts
city: listen whdreupon q great plot is re;
Sealed to our gag ears =, That s like SO and
Who stsrss up and down the in chasrn
and despair. Yes. We have lots of fun in our
simple life, unattended by the splendor Of great
tonable throng 1t IL 80 Jolly to rough 1t, as it
We're. and get tanned by sun and set, as We are
to sleep by the waves and famed by the cool
Ing breeze from tho sea. 1t will make our work
iEhte eE when again we begin it. and give US
You are always happy. Mr. sothern. Your
kindly kim !. paturs makes your life like cIoudess
TRY to be- he said. with the light laugh Of
boy; ~ was very happy in my relations with
to be equally 50 with the one We, shall take, on
ne r9ad. Ike to find the good in life rather
One would think that more years than 26
rested on the head OF this wise young man, so
correct In his judgment, and so quiet his life.
with white serge shirt and dark blue jacket
what Worn straw hat is carelessly tossed from
co.'s and dnd as S Re Of
to US, lie dons Battling attlrs and ant taxes
header into the surf Inability to procure an
appr9priate suit sent him INTO the water in
the II house could he appear in It on the stage
was surely designed for woman. The throat
and neck are revealed, smooth and white like
girls. Tho fine figure and shapcly limbs arc
outlined by the clinging stun and Sothern IN
the sea is quite as pleasing as in the gorgeous
costumes Of HthEat' or the weii-cut clotleS
OF The Highest Bidder"
Ignorant OF his charms he bounces out Of
the foamtng sea and III Jdsstiy disappears in Is
bath house. His chief charm Is quietness OF
demeauor and indifference To the attention bo
attracts. he is singuiarly free from vanity,
and delights in his HIS more from an artistic
than purely personal STANDPOINT,
Among the charms which We find on tho
chain lett in our Keeping IS II small match box
OF red gold. with DESIGNS in relief. Il was q
mana.er, when he craated the character u
Tue Crushed lrdgeiiGn, the grotcsque figure 81
ern highly values all the quaint souvenirs II
his lathors brilliant artistic career aS'soua
day perhaps another little Sothern may trel-
sure his. Theso are beginning to accumulate
t. IL, Il, a II